Birth Injuries

Your Family Has Rights. Our Attorneys Fight For Them

The birth of a child is a special occasion. But when birth injuries or trauma occur due to careless medical attention or negligence, it's critical that whoever caused the injuries is held accountable for his or her actions. That's why our birth injury lawyers want to meet with you.

You and your family deserve to be compensated for your pain and suffering. You should not have to pay for someone else's mistakes or go into debt due to massive medical bills. When you have us on your side, we can help you get the money you need and the justice you deserve.

But your case is about more than just money. When you stand up to the medical professionals who harmed your child, you're standing up for all parents. You're making sure other newborn children are not harmed by the same, reckless medical professionals in the future. You're standing up for justice.

What are common types of birth injuries?

Birth injuries refer to various incidences that occur to an infant or mother before, during or directly after delivery. Many issues occur during natural childbirth, but others may be due to mistakes made by medical professionals. Birth injuries can cover a wide range. Many of the most common birth injuries we handle include:

Fractures to the arm or collar bone

Bruising on the face or head

Facial paralysis

Skin irritations

Umbilical cord entrapment

Cerebral palsy

Brachial plexus palsy

Erb's palsy

Brain damage

Bleeding in the brain (intracranial hemorrhage)

Ischemia (a restriction in blood supply to an organ such as the brain)

Hypoxia (when the body or a region of the body is deprived of oxygen)

Nerve injuries (cranial nerve, spinal cord injuries)

Perinatal asphyxia (deprivation of oxygen to an infant)

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is a permanent type of birth injury caused by the lack of oxygen to the brain. Specifically, cerebral palsy affects a newborn child's central nervous system. In most cases, children suffer from this condition due to mistakes made by medical professionals during child birth. Other times, newborn children develop cerebral palsy after birth due to the reckless or negligent actions of health care workers.

Common symptoms of cerebral palsy include:

Difficulty moving

Difficulty walking

Involuntary movements

Seizures

Delayed development

Paralysis

Mental retardation

Cerebral palsy victims require specialized care and therapy throughout their lives, depending on the severity of the disorder. Such, round-the-clock care can take a financial and emotional toll on the victim as well as families and caregivers.

Signs of Birth Injuries

A significant number of birth injury cases result from negligence on the part of medical professionals. When complications arising during pregnancy and/or labor are overlooked or mistreated, your health care provider may be liable (financially responsible) for injuries to your baby.

Signs that your baby may have sustained birth injuries:

Persistent poor nursing

Seizures that develop within 24 to 48 hours after birth

An APGAR score of 5 or less at five minutes; 7 or less at 10 minutes

An infant that is "floppy" after five minutes

No infant cry before the child is 10 minutes old (unless the baby has a breathing tube in his or her throat)

Prolonged resuscitation of the baby after delivery

Full-term baby who does not go home with his or her mother

If your child sustained a birth injury, you may be entitled to compensatory damages. Depending on the type of injury the child suffered, this can include future and past medical expenses, pain and suffering, disability and disfigurement, loss of a normal life and loss of future earnings.

Birth Injuries to Mother

Most birth experiences leave the mother unharmed. But the birth of a child always has a degree of risk involved for both mother and child. A medical error in the delivery room can have catastrophic consequences for the mother.

Birth injuries to the mother may result from any number of events. When the mother develops dangerously high blood pressure, she may suffer from preeclampsia, or pregnancy induced hypertension. This condition is treatable. Mothers may sustain birth injuries from infections and complications from anesthetics, which can be the result of too much or too little medication.

Birth injuries to a mother can have life-altering, even fatal, consequences. When the mother has sustained birth injuries, she and her family deserve an experienced firm that can provide aggressive representation. Give your case an advantage: The Salomone Advantage.

Common causes of birth injuries to a mother include:

The baby's size (the infant is too large to pass through the birth canal, which may occur if the mother has diabetes)

Instrumental deliveries

Vaginal breech delivery

Abnormal or excessive traction

Maternal size

Prematurity

Difficult or prolonged labor

Contact Us For The Support You Deserve

If your baby is showing signs of birth injuries, contact us. Our attorneys serve families throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. We can help you to obtain the compensation you deserve for damages you or a loved one has suffered due to the negligence of a health care provider.

Depending on the circumstances of your birth injury, your family may be eligible to receive compensation for:

Medical expenses

On-going medical care

Pain and suffering

Loss of income (if you have to reduce your work hours to care for child)

Future housing needs for child as an adult

Remember, your initial consultation is free, and you don't pay us unless you win. Call 1-800-WIN-WIN-1 and schedule an appointment today. Our law firms have 20 offices located throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. And if you can't come to us, we can meet wherever's convenient for you.